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...justify what they do, and how we witness it. 15. FM: So, are you’re leaving the literary world for academia?CD: The tricky thing now is I have to decide whether to take myself seriously as a writer or not, and that’s a shift. It sort of happened by mistake. I didn’t take any creative courses at Harvard. I wasn’t part of the Advocate or the Signet. I’m not sure if I would even call myself a writer...
...immigration to the United States, led to overheating in the U.S. housing market, which ultimately resulted in the current financial crisis. The panelists addressed questions from the audience about how this credit crunch would affect the global financial system. “We will certainly see a fundamental shift,” said David A. Moss, a professor of business administration at the Business School. “The implications of the bailout are much larger than dollar value.” The real question is what American taxpayers want the government to do, he added...
...Georgia’s Columbia-educated, Western-backed president Mikheil Saakashvili “has played a dangerous game of baiting the Russian bear.” It seems that Mr. Saakashvilli not only may have led his now devastated country into an avoidable war, but also sparked a shift in American political discourse on Russia...
...opposition leader miss his self-imposed deadline of Sept. 16 to unseat the National Front? Abdullah himself sniffed that his rival's confidence of a political takeover was a "mirage." Indeed, on Sept. 24, Anwar himself seemed to be scaling back expectations of an imminent political shift. "[The People's Alliance] agreed neither to be provoked into hasty action," he said, "nor to take an irresponsible approach that would lead to instability and greater uncertainty...
...Climate change has finally gained prominence on the international stage—the U.N. debate on climate begins this week—but Tong views this shift as too little, too late for island countries that will be affected regardless of “whatever we do.” As a result, he has begun the early stages of Kiribati’s coping strategy—an eventual full-scale evacuation of citizens to various recipient countries...